16-45 Official observers.
§16-45 Official observers. Official observers shall be designated by the chief election officer or the clerk in county elections to be present at the counting centers and selected in the following manner: (1) No less than one official observer designated by each political party; (2) No less than one official observer from the news media; […]
16-46 Counting defective ballots.
§16-46 Counting defective ballots. Counting center employees shall prepare a new ballot to replace each defective ballot; provided that the replacement ballot may not be counted until reviewed by at least two official observers. The defective ballots shall be segregated and the replacement ballots counted pursuant to rules adopted by the chief election officer. [L […]
16-47 Preparation of absentee ballots.
§16-47 Preparation of absentee ballots. Counting center employees in the presence of at least two official observers shall prepare absentee ballots for counting by automatic tabulating equipment in a manner that shall accurately reflect the votes cast by the absentee voters. [L 1980, c 264, §5(b)]
17-1 United States senator.
§17-1 United States senator. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), when a vacancy occurs in the office of United States senator, the vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term at the following state general election; provided that the vacancy occurs not later than 4:30 p.m. on the twenty-first day prior to the date […]
17-2 United States representative.
§17-2 United States representative. When a vacancy occurs in the representation of this State in the United States House of Representatives, the chief election officer shall issue a proclamation for an election to fill the vacancy. The proclamation shall be issued not later than on the sixtieth day prior to the election to fill the […]
16-23 Paper ballot; voting.
§16-23 Paper ballot; voting. Upon receiving the ballot the voter shall proceed into one of the voting booths provided for the purpose, and shall mark the voter’s ballot in the manner prescribed by section 16-22. The voter shall then leave the booth and deliver the ballot to the voter service center official in charge of […]
16-24 Count, public.
§16-24 Count, public. Insofar as the limits of the room in which the voting takes place reasonably allow, no person shall be prevented from attending the counting of the ballots on election day, unless it is necessary to preserve the peace. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2]
15D-12 Federal write-in absentee ballot.
§15D-12 Federal write-in absentee ballot. A covered voter may use a federal write-in absentee ballot to vote for all offices and ballot measures in an election described in section 15D-3. [L 2012, c 226, pt of §1]
16-25 Order and method of counting.
§16-25 Order and method of counting. Each ballot shall be counted and finished as to all the candidates thereon before counting a second and subsequent ballots. The ballots shall be counted by teams in the following manner only: by one election official announcing the vote in a loud clear voice, one election official tallying the […]
15D-13 Confirmation of receipt of application and voted ballot.
§15D-13 Confirmation of receipt of application and voted ballot. The chief election officer, in coordination with local election officials, shall implement an electronic free-access system by which a covered voter may determine by telephone, electronic mail, or Internet whether: (1) The voter’s federal postcard application or other registration or military-overseas ballot application has been received […]